J. Melenhorst

Ceuppens, C., Grotenhuis, B. A., Lambregts, D. M. J., Maas, M., Geubels, B. M., Beets-Tan, R. G. H., Beets, G. L., Huibregtse, I. L., van Leerdam, M., van Triest, B., Melenhorst, J., Breukink, S. O., Sonneveld, D. J. A., van den Broek, J. J., Peeters, K. C. M. J., Boonstra, J. J., van Westreenen, H. L., de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel, W. H., Burger, J. W. A., ... Dutch Watch-and-Wait Consortium (2026). Nationwide implementation of Watch-and-Wait in rectal cancer patients in the Netherlands: Encountered barriers and lessons learned in 20 years. Health Policy, 169, Article 105622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105622

Rademaker, E., van der Woude, J. M., van den Berg, R., Brohet, R. M., Snaebjornsson, P., de Hingh, I. H. J. T., Kok, N. F. M., Consten, E. C. J., van Westreenen, H. L., Tanis, P. J., Van der Aa, D. C., Van Aalten, S. M., Aanen, I., Amelung, F. J., Van Amstel, P., Ancion, E., Atema, J. J., Aukema, T. S., Baart, V., ... Dutch Complex Colon Cancer Initiative (2026). Colon cancer with a peritumoural abscess: Real-world evidence on prognostic and therapeutic implications of a disregarded entity. European Journal of Cancer, 240, Article 116705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2026.116705

Strous, M. T. A., Franssen, R. F. W., Molenaar, C. J. L., Belgers, E., Bloemen, J. G., Slooter, G. D., Melenhorst, J., Heemskerk, J., Bruine, A. P. D., Janssen-Heijnen, M. L. G., & Vogelaar, F. J. (2026). Treatment interval in curative treatment of colon cancer and its impact on (cancer-free) survival in high-risk and non-high-risk patients. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 17(5), Article 102993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2026.102993

Pennings, A. J., Vink, G. R., van Kuijk, S., Koopman, M., Melenhorst, J., Beets, G. L., May, A. M., & Breukink, S. O. (2026). Health-related quality of life and functional outcomes of colon cancer patients in the Netherlands: A population-based study. Colorectal Disease, 28(5), Article e70461. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70461

Rademaker, E., Aktas, B. C., Snaebjornsson, P., de Wilt, J. H. W., Kok, N. F. M., Consten, E. C. J., Tanis, P. J., Van Westreenen, H. L., Dutch Snapshot Research Group and Dutch Complex Colon Cancer Initiative, Gielen, A., Melenhorst, J., & Schweitzer, D. (2026). Long-term Survival Outcomes of Synchronous Colon Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Comparative Analysis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 69(3), 360-373. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000004052

van den Berg, R., Musters, G. D., Kreisel, S. I., van Gerwen, N., Verhoef, K., Tanis, P. J., Sharabiany, S., Tuynman, J. B., Hompes, R., Belgers, E., Singh, B., Chaudhri, S., van Geloven, A., Vuylsteke, R., de Wilt, J., Melenhorst, J., Leijtens, J., Vermaas, M., Rothbarth, J., ... BIOPEX and BIOPEX-2 collaborators (2026). Using a composite end-point and WIN-ratio analysis to evaluate perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer: further insights from the BIOPEX trials. International Journal of Surgery, 112(3), 7181-7189. https://doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000004495

Assmann, S. L., Keszthelyi, D., Kimman, M. L., Breukink, S. O., Anastasiou, F., Assmann, R., Assmann, R. F. T. A., Bharucha, A., Bliss, D. Z., Brannigan, A. E., Chey, W. D., Chiarioni, G., Christensen, P., Conchillo, J. M., Croner, R. S., Desprez, C., Dibley, L., Dickman, R., Duelund-Jakobsen, J., ... Et al. (2025). Faecal incontinence core outcome set: an international Delphi consensus exercise among patients, health-care professionals, and researchers. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10(8), 769-778. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00013-5

Verrijssen, A. E., Van Limbergen, E. J., Bellezzo, M., Grabsch, H. I., Houben, R., Goudkade, D., Melenhorst, J., Samarska, I., Fonseca, G. P., Verhaegen, F., & Berbee, M. (2025). Microscopic intramural spread in patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation? Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 53, Article 100963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2025.100963

Pennings, A. J., Vink, G. R., van Kuijk, S., Melenhorst, J., Beets, G. L., May, A. M., & Breukink, S. O. (2025). Betere functionele uitkomsten na rectumcarcinoom. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 169(6), Article D8532. https://www.ntvg.nl/artikelen/betere-functionele-uitkomsten-na-rectumcarcinoom#

Thomassen, B. J. M., Kimman, M. L., Somers, A. M. J., Ponds, R. W. H. M., Dekker, J. W. T., van Leiden, B. L., Vink, G. R., de Groot, J. W. B., Melenhorst, J., Reynders, K. M. M. W., Gielen, C. M. J., Weerts, T. H. A., Lutke Holzik, M. F., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Gidding-Slok, A. H. M., & Breukink, S. O. (2025). Reply to: ‘Enhancing patient-centered care and addressing psychosocial needs in colorectal cancer: The role of the ABCRC tool’. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 51(5), Article 108552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108552